Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 294 - 295: Desperate Escape [4/10]

But Xiao had no intention of explaining. He simply observed the golden-haired man before him with a playful gaze... Oh no... It should be the bald man now, after all, Xue Tianao’s hair had been completely obliterated by Limo’s devastating bombardment just now...

Although Xiao didn’t speak, after careful consideration, Xue Tianao had to accept this fact.

After all,

If Luo Kefei was safe, the old man would have already come to support him, considering Xue Tianao was his son-in-law. He wouldn’t leave him to fight alone.

Even if he wasn’t his son-in-law, for the empire’s sake, he would come...

However, the old General’s whereabouts were unknown at the moment. In other words, Luo Kefei had indeed encountered a Powerful opponent…

’But,’

’Who could it be? Someone who can contend with Luo Kefei?!’

Countless questions swarmed into Xue Tianao’s mind, causing the wise Emperor of the empire to momentarily experience a mental shutdown, lost in a state of confusion.

But no matter what, he could no longer rely on Luo Kefei’s help...

As for expecting support from other Royal Knights and Imperial Guards, it was clearly unrealistic. Because at this moment, the defense of the northern city walls had reached its limit.

Under a fierce assault from the Abyss Demon horde, it suddenly collapsed, and numerous Abyss Demons rushed into the sky, dragging his once proud army into a bloody and cruel meat grinder battlefield.

In this situation, how could the Royal Knights and Imperial Guards possibly come to support him? They were struggling to save themselves as well...

Realizing this, Xue Tianao’s heart plunged into an abyss of relentless despair, consumed by the suffocating swamp of hopelessness. In this moment, a comeback seemed impossible...

Everything he had painstakingly built was obliterated in a single day...

"Why... How did it come to this..."

Staring unwaveringly at the Duke of Black Rose before him, Xue Tianao clenched his fists tightly, his golden eyes seething with anger and resentment.

However, despite his fury, it proved futile in changing the dire circumstances. With the two Abyss Demon kings closing in on him, the last glimmer of fighting spirit within Xue Tianao faded away entirely.

The flames of anger, resistance, and thirst for revenge underwent a metamorphosis, transforming into an unparalleled fear that engulfed Xue Tianao. Overwhelmed by distress, he took several steps back, his body drenched in perspiration.

If Xue Tianao’s loyal subordinates witnessed his terrified and dispirited state, they would undoubtedly question the purpose of their own existence.

To exacerbate his troubles, Xue Tianao’s physical condition rapidly deteriorated, adding to his already mounting difficulties.

You see, it was only by the grace of Third Shackles power that he barely survived the onslaught of these three monsters.

When he lose this divine blessing, his strength would revert to the seventh Tier, and he would be swiftly annihilated...

Undeniably, it spelled certain death.

And now, Xue Tianao sensed his body approaching its limit. The once surging golden divine power gradually waned, dissipating into nothingness.

Presumably, within minutes, he would lose the support of divine power. At that critical juncture, the backlash from the infused divinity would strike, rendering him utterly defenseless and reduced to a helpless cripple on the ground...

In such a scenario, he would truly be at the mercy of others...

Observing Snow Devour and Deathwing relentlessly launching a coordinated assault from both sides, their overwhelming might, and the distant figure of Xiao sketching a magic array, Xue Tianao held his breath.

’No,’

’No... I cannot Die...’

"I can’t meet my end like this, ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Harnessing the dwindling divine power that still bolstered him, Xue Tianao brandished his divine weapon, the Heaven Sword.

" Judgment of Salvation!!"

With unparalleled resolve, Xue Tianao channeled every ounce of divine power within him into the sacred blade, unleashing his most Powerful technique at the cost of sacrificing the divine weapon itself! In this life-or-death moment, hesitation was not an option.

Sacrificing his life for a mere artifact would be gravely inappropriate.

Having learned from past mistakes, Xue Tianao refrained from recklessly bellowing the name of his powerful move this time.

Instead, seizing the moment when Xiao was crafting the magic array, he gathered the golden runes!

And then,

Xue Tianao’s pupils contracted sharply as the golden sword disintegrated, fragmenting into countless metallic shards soaring through the air.

As the magic array rotated, these fragments transmuted into an unending cascade of golden particles, as though answering his summons, continuously converging within the confines of the array.

At the next moment,

With Xue Tianao’s mournful howl echoing in the background, the golden light on the magic circle gradually converged, transforming into a towering humanoid figure with an ethereal face and a chilling aura.

This male figure, radiating a holy presence, was surrounded by a golden glow. In his hand, he wielded the "Judgment Sword," a weapon capable of annihilating the heavens and earth. Once this sword descended, ordinary foes and even half of the sky would turn to dust.

This time, to everyone’s surprise, Xue Tianao’s skill was not interrupted by Xiao.

The roaring golden silhouette, akin to the God of Slaughter, immediately swung the energy sword in his hand, launching a powerful attack toward Xiao and the two Demon kings.

In an instant, an earth-shattering explosion of energy erupted, and even Xue Tianao himself was blown away by its force.

Yet, in the next moment, while being propelled backward, Xue Tianao immediately mobilized all his divine and magical powers. With their augmentation, his speed reached its peak. In a flash, he transformed into a golden meteor and burst out from the cracks in the barrier.

Yes, in the end, Xue Tianao, devoid of fighting spirit, chose to flee.

Although the "Judgment of Salvation" skill was Powerful, Xue Tianao did not believe it could single-handedly defeat the Black Rose Duke and the two terrifying Demon kings.

After they shattered the illusion of the God of Slaughter, his own demise was inevitable.

In that case, it was best to escape while the enemies were occupied!

As long as he could survive, he could rebuild these forces and more!

With this thought in mind, Xue Tianao, after breaking through the barrier, rushed toward the south as if his life depended on it.

"Can... can I succeed?!!!"

Seeing that the enemies behind had not yet crushed the golden silhouette, a surge of ecstasy flooded Xue Tianao’s heart.